‘Superfluous consumerism’: adult Advent calendar trend alarms green groups
via theguardian.com
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Trend is adding to ‘waste crisis’ owing to individual packaging and potential for unwanted items, campaigners say The trend for Advent calendars aimed at adults is “superfluous consumerism” that adds to excessive and wasteful consumption, according to environmental groups. While once children excitedly opened a door each day to see what festive picture lay behind […]